On January 7, 2019, it became public the award of the arbitral proceeding between, on one hand, Libra Terminais S.A. and Libra Terminais Santos S.A. (“Libra”), two concessionaires of cargo terminals T-35 and T-37 at the Port of Santos, the busiest in Brazil, and, on the other hand, CODESP (the state-owned operator the port of Santos) and the Federal Union, on the lease of such terminals. Libra was sentenced to pay at least R$2,8 Billion…
We are seeing increasing efforts between states and between courts to co-operate over enforcement of judgments. This is…
The ICC committed itself to make arbitration proceedings more efficient and transparent. To reach this objective, the institution…
Governments around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the competition that exists for international disputes work, between and amongst national courts and arbitral institutions. Whilst some courts, such as in England and the US, have long dealt in international cases, other jurisdictions are seeking to win a greater share. In 2006, Dubai opened specialist English-language courts in the DIFC, followed in 2009 by the Qatar International Court, in 2015 by the Singapore International Commercial…
A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging. All of them rely on innovative use of data,…
The never-ending clash between the Civil Law and Common Law traditions in international arbitration took center-stage once again…
On November 6, 2018, the Argentine National Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) ruled on a case regarding the annulment of a domestic arbitration award. The Supreme Court found that the award was not subject to annulment, since it had complied with the requirements of Sections 760 and 761 of the National Procedural Code (“NPC”) and it did not affect public policy. The background of the case refers to a contract executed between the National State (“National…
On 1 November 2018, the revised HKIAC Arbitration Rules entered into force (see GAN: New HKIAC Administered Arbitration…
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has announced that the new version of its Administered Arbitration Rules…
On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada (the Parties) reached an agreement to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new agreement is called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). As has been widely reported, the Parties conducted many months of negotiations to reach this agreement. It is important to note that the USMCA still has to be ratified by all the Parties. Until this ratification has taken place, the current…